TINAMOU 9 



and Grouse, the tail-feathers short. In colour they 

 are inconspicuous, usually greyish-brown above- and 

 mottled below. The nest is made in hollows in the 

 ground, the eggs vary in number and in colour, and 

 arc incubated by the male. The eggs are remarkable 

 for their very high polish, looking like burnished 

 metal, or porcelain. Like other ground-birds, Tina- 

 mous are difficult to flush, but when well on the wing 

 are powerful and SAvift flyers. Mr. W- D. Hudson 

 says "the whir of their Avings can only be compared 

 to the rattling of a vehicle driven at great speed over 

 a stony road." See Plate 41, Fig. 240. 



